Africa

  • Dec 2, 2011
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AFRICA: ICC faces volatile 2012 despite new prosecutor

ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo -- whose term ends in March -- today requested an arrest...

Africa
  • Nov 29, 2011
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East Africa deals Sudan setbacks in regional relations

Sudan ordered Kenya's ambassador to leave yesterday, following the judgement.

Africa
  • Nov 23, 2011
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Prospects for Southern Africa in 2012

Southern African countries largely maintained stronger growth in 2011 despite a modest...

Africa
  • Nov 22, 2011
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Prospects for the Horn of Africa and Sahel in 2012

Sahelian states are struggling with varying levels of food insecurity, as well as fallout from...

Africa
  • Nov 16, 2011
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Emergency response cannot fix chronic crisis in Africa

The UN in August announced an official famine status for parts of central and southern Somalia....

Africa
  • Nov 3, 2011
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Global food price volatility hurts poor importers

Global food prices declined by 4.0% between September and October, the UN Food and Agriculture...

International
  • Nov 2, 2011
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Respite in global food prices is temporary

The World Bank yesterday warned that, despite moderate falls in global food prices since their...

International
  • Nov 1, 2011
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African election costs may prove unsustainable

Many African states lack the resources and technical skills to maintain electoral commissions,...

Africa